DMCA

The U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act is an overly broad act which permits "using copyright to suppress speech rather than fulfill the Constitution's purpose for copyright, to 'promote progress.' These abuses raise a fundamental conflict with the First Amendment, diminishing the Internet's tremendous value as a most free medium of expression," according to US Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

"Diebold's actions are representative of a growing body of abuses through which large and powerful parties unfairly intimidate ISPs to remove information those parties do not like. In other examples, the claims are not really about copyright, but about not showing the parties in a negative light, or not allowing consumers to compare prices, or quieting religious critics. Powerful parties should not be permitted to misuse copyright as a tool for limiting bad press and barring access to legitimate consumer information."

Several worst cases and threats may arise from similar DMCA abuses againast the Consumerium buying signal which likewise contains such critical or negative information.